I have an app for Android and iOS, and I share quite a bit of code between them. And as I have a huge screen I have both projects open, side by side. It's really, really great the new support in B4A 7.80 and B4i 4.80 for automatically reload externally edited source. (Because I change a shared class in B4A and it reloads in B4i - that's the "external" part.)
However, and this is a small wish, I sure would like to see that the other IDE updates the files even if it's not in the foreground.
Example for how it works now:
1. I edit a shared class in B4A and save.
2. When I switch to B4i it notices a change for the class and reloads it.
This feels a little bit laggy and is slowing me down. How I would like it to work:
1. I edit a shared class in B4A and save.
2. B4i constantly monitors visible files* and reloads them when updated. Preferably a couple of times per second so it feels instant.
I will say that this is a minor wish. Still something I really would like though. I find myself constantly saving in one place and switching to other IDE to see the change, then going back to first IDE. So clearly something that's a (small) roadblock for me. If this is a resource hog (I don't really know), perhaps we could have a preference setting for "Aggressive monitoring of external changes"?
(* No need to check and reload a file that isn't even visible.)
However, and this is a small wish, I sure would like to see that the other IDE updates the files even if it's not in the foreground.
Example for how it works now:
1. I edit a shared class in B4A and save.
2. When I switch to B4i it notices a change for the class and reloads it.
This feels a little bit laggy and is slowing me down. How I would like it to work:
1. I edit a shared class in B4A and save.
2. B4i constantly monitors visible files* and reloads them when updated. Preferably a couple of times per second so it feels instant.
I will say that this is a minor wish. Still something I really would like though. I find myself constantly saving in one place and switching to other IDE to see the change, then going back to first IDE. So clearly something that's a (small) roadblock for me. If this is a resource hog (I don't really know), perhaps we could have a preference setting for "Aggressive monitoring of external changes"?
(* No need to check and reload a file that isn't even visible.)
